Cooking utensil.



H. G. PPAEHLER da U. J. MARKS. COOKING UTENSIL.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 24; 1913.

1,106,887. Patented Aug.11,1914.

. To'aZZ-whomhz't may concern:

HERMAN e, rrnnnnnn, or NEW YonK, N.4 Y., AND enantns J. MARKS, or New BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY.

l COOKING U'rENsrL.

Be it known that we, HERMAN Gr. PFAEH- LER and CHARLES J MARKS, citizens ofthe United States, and-residents off'New York. 5 city, borough vof Manhattan, countyand State of New York, and New Brunswick, 'i county of Middlesex, State of New Jersey,

respectively, have invented' certain new and. useful, Improvements in Cooking Utensils, 10

of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in 'i j ,cooking utensils, such as kettles or pots, and

has for its object to provide means to retain the .lid or cover of the same tightly lclosed thereon, and to permit escape of steam or vapor fromwithin the kettle according to .v the pressure `thereof,. whereby articles off food may -be boiled, baked, steamed or roasted.vl

In carrying out our invention we provide a kettle and lits lid with a substantially steam-tight joint therebetween, and a yoke or bar adapted to t over the lid and detachably hook on or engage aflange or extension on the kettle, -t'o retain the lid on the latter, means being provided to permit the escape of steam under pressure from within thekettle, such means preferably permitting the lid to rise slightly as required from the 30 kettle, the yoke at all times retaining the lid in proper position upon the kettle.

` Our invention further comprises novel de- .tails of improvement and combinations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed vout in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein, y Figure l isa central sectional view of a kettle embodying our invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View on the line 2, 2, in Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail secp tion of a portionox Fig. l.

Similar numera s of reference indictte corresponding parts in the several views.

The kettle or pot 1 maybe of any suitable construction, but preferably of cast metal to 'retain the heat, is provided with an outery overhanging or hook-like flange or extension 2 adjacent to its upper edge, and is provided with a lid or'cover 3 to fit on said edge. The meeting edges la and 3b of the kettle and lid are preferably in the form of ground joints Specification o'f Letters Patent. Patented Aug. lll, lwllt.

Application led May 24, 1913. Serial No. 769,552.

to afford a tight closure without requiring fpacking. The kettle may lie/provided at 1ts 4:bottom with a suitable grate 4 upon whichY articles-of food may rest to keep them from fdireet contact with said bottom.

over the lid and shown provided with hooklike ends l5, 5b,- adapted to engage the flange 12 to retain the yoke in position over the 11d.

' :.Thevyoke 5 is shown made in two parts, the

main part extending over the lid and at one fend provided'with a-movable nger piece 5 zpivotally connected with the yoke at 6. By

preference the yoke has an extension 5d over lthe finger piece 5a, as shown in-Figs. l and 3,to enable the ready operation of finger piece 5 -gbyv pressing upon the extension. 5d. Means lare provided for resiliently retaining the lid upon the kettle by means of yoke 5, enabling fthe lid to move relatively to said yoke from "pressure within the kettle, serving in the rnature of a safety arrangement, and we have also shownl means 'to indicate when the steam pressure within the kettle increases to a Vpoint making it advisable to reduce the heat applied, as by turning down the gas used for cooking.- To this end, we have shown the yoke provided with a spring plunger 7 guided in a bore 8, the'yoke located in position to be Vsubstantially central wh'en the yoke is over the lid, said plunger being normally pressed toward the lid by a spring 9 bearing Y against the yoke and against the outer wall 8EL of bore 8, a screw 10 passing freely through an opening in said wall engaging thewplunge and limiting its movement,

whereby the' plunger 7 may normally push with spring pressure upon the lid. The lid is shown provided with a centrally disposed knob or finger piece 11, recessed to receive the plunger E. By this means the yoke 5 may be lapplied by 'placing its hooked end 5b under flange 2, causing the plunger 7 to bear upon the lid orits knob 11, pressing'down onthe yoke, causing the plunger 7 to slide inwardly in bore 8, and then adj ustin the hooked end 5a of nger piece 5c under ange 22 whereby the parts will be retained Aas in Fig. l, and the lid will be held-firmly yet resiliently upon the kettle. To indicate, as in the nature of a At 5 is a yoke or bar adapted to extend safety valve, that steam pressure is increas- 50 sure is increased corresponding to the f tension on` the lid,.a Savin may bee ected by reducing'the heat Tv"appliedand the cookvieleei` with e here 'rai in which ie haed e raised by pressure fron1 within the kettle,

steam flowing through passage 3a and out through opening 14, will indicate that the kettle may be moved back from the fire or the Alatter reduced as by turning down .the

gas. Said passage 3a is shown opening through the recess of knobll. A relief'cock 1 6 may be provided upon the lid to allow the escape ofesteam and reduce the maintained 'ressure in the kettle when desired. The

' 'ettle may be provided with any suitable handle orbail 17.

In using our improvements, the article of food to be cooked may be placed in the kettle, the lid put over the kettle, and then the 5 yoke fitted upon the lid, and since the yoke has resilient connection with the' kettle, or

'is of resilient material, the inger piece 5c maybe readily adjusted under the ange 2 by depressing the adjacent end of the yoke i' and then the spring pressure will retain the parts firmly yet resiliently together. Va-

riousarticles of food may be advantageously cooked in our improved kettle, since the vapor rising from the juices vof the yfood may be retained-:tightly within the kettle and only allowed to e ape in proportionas the pressure within the kettle rises above a articles may be baked in the kettle, all withl the advantage of retaining the juice and aroma 'and preventing the juice from esca ing in the form of vapor or steam as in or nary' open kettles or kettles with loose `lids. 4,5 By reason'of the closely retained lidv having thespring-acting resistance thereon, the .pressure utilized within the kettle enables lcooking to be accomplished-with less heat [than with a loose lid, since vwhen the presrms ingjwill'continue'. i i hanges maybe made the details and arrangements of parts set'` forth,l within the f1 scope-of`the a' pendedl claims,.withont de'f parting fromt e'spiritofvthe invention. Having now, described our' invention what we elaimis: 1y f l .e v 1 A .vesselhaving a::lid, combined with a 'yloke havingfl resilient means for retaining the' lid vupon'y the vessel, and means -for de tahablysecuring the yoke tothe vessel over "theilid, said yoke having a movable vlinger l pieceto connect withfthe vessel, and havingvalve or ball 12, pressed normally to `its seat by a spring 1 3 within-bore 7, the latter com- 1 'havingaspring acting valve to normally-v13 `having al1-aperture, and a yoke to fit over e the lidand having means to engage saidem flange, said yoke carryinga 'spring-acting;-

movable member adapted to resiliently keep,- l 'l theelid closed', said member having azvalvel to normally close the aperture lin the. lid-y when the yoke is attached to the flange and` over the lid. f 3. A kettle having a lid and provided with a flange, a yoke to lt' over vthe lid and having means to engagesaid fiange, said yoke having a plunger, a springbetween the so yoke and plunger to keep the lid closed, said;4 plunger having a valve cregistering with a i passagein the lid. 4. A kettle having a lid and provided with a Hange, a yoke to fit over the lid and" 8S having means Ato engage said liange, saidv yoke having a slidable plunger, a spring c0- i acting with said yoke and plunger, saidy plunger havinga bore'opening at the end of the plunger and an opening, communicating 9'0 with said bore, said boreregistering with a passage in `the lid, and a spring pressed' valve in said bore Inormally closing saidend e opening of said bore.`

5. A kettle havinga with a lange,'c0mbined witha yoke having hookslike nd portions to engage said-flange,A

said yoke' aving a bore, a plunger slidable` f in said bore, an extension passin thoughfA said borelandl conneclted'witli sai' plungergf. 100 and a spring within 'said bore pressing against said plunger, the plunger having a '1 valve, the lid having fa passage registering'` with the valve.

6. A kettle having a -lid and provided with a flange, combined with a yoke havingl hook-like end portions to engage said flange, said yoke having a bor, a plunger slidable in said bore and having an extension passing through said bore and ided by said agamstsaid plunger to force itA toward thejjA i lid, said lid having a knob adapted to re` having a sprmg-pressedvalvento norm y close said passagay e 7. A" vessel having ze, lia 'end prewidedfj with a'flange, eombin'ed'` with afyoke having` hook-like end portions tof engage said flange, 139 I saidyoke havm a bore,ia plunger slidable said bore'andl` avinganextensionpassm through said boire and provided with ai hea to coact withthe yoke, a spring within said I borepressing against said plunger', saidlidfl. having a knob adapted to. receive said pluns.

ger, said lid and knob having a passage' reg-P; istering x with saidl plunger, said vplungeriid. end provided .Tas

11o' plunger, a spring within sai bore pressing- .y moeev 8. A kettle provided with 'a ange and of New York, and State of New York, this havingl a lid combined with e yoke having 21st day of May, 1913 hook-like end portions to engage said Harige,

HERMAN e. PMEHLER., one of sand end portlons being plvotelly conn f 5 Iected with said yoke and. having a finger CHARLS J MARLS" piece, said yoke extending outwardly over Witnesses:

said pivotal end portion and its finger piece. T. F. Boomens Signed at New York city, in the county MARIE F. WAINRIGHT. 

